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Indonesia earthquake, tsunami causes massive damage and death

A survivor, Tina, standing in a damaged area waits for news of her daughter Marsha and Keila as they search for victims following the earthquake on Oct. 11, 2018 in Palu, Indonesia. The death toll climbed past 2,045 and officials warn another 5,000 people remain missing and feared buried in mud and rubble. Ulet Ifansasti, Getty Images

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A survivor, Tina, standing in a damaged area waits for news of her daughter Marsha and Keila as they search for victims following the earthquake on Oct. 11, 2018 in Palu, Indonesia. The death toll climbed past 2,045 and officials warn another 5,000 people remain missing and feared buried in mud and rubble.
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Two men stand in the distance looking over damaged areas following the earthquake on Oct. 11, 2018 in Palu, Indonesia. The death toll climbed past 2,045 and officials warn another 5,000 people remain missing. Ulet Ifansasti, Getty Images

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Two men stand in the distance looking over damaged areas following the earthquake on Oct. 11, 2018 in Palu, Indonesia. The death toll climbed past 2,045 and officials warn another 5,000 people remain missing.
Ulet Ifansasti, Getty Images

Damaged cars lie in the rubble in Petobo village following in Palu, Indonesia. The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami climbed past 2,000. Ulet Ifansasti, Getty Images

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Damaged cars lie in the rubble in Petobo village following in Palu, Indonesia. The death toll from the earthquake and tsunami climbed past 2,000.
Ulet Ifansasti, Getty Images

A man carries a teddy bear and other items he recovered from his toppled house at the earthquake-hit Balaroa neighborhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Search teams pulled bodies from obliterated neighborhoods in the disaster-stricken Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday as more aid rolled in and the government said it was considering making devastated areas into mass graves. Aaron Favila, AP

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A man carries a teddy bear and other items he recovered from his toppled house at the earthquake-hit Balaroa neighborhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018. Search teams pulled bodies from obliterated neighborhoods in the disaster-stricken Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday as more aid rolled in and the government said it was considering making devastated areas into mass graves.
Aaron Favila, AP

Jumadil, 5, reacts at seeing his mother Susi Rahmatia, 26, after he went missing for seven days following the earthquake and tsunami, at a shelter in Palu on Oct. 5, 2018. Susi Rahmatia thought her five-year-old son Jumadil was dead, but on Friday, a week after they were separated by Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami, they enjoyed a miraculous and emotional reunion. ADEK BERRY, AFP/Getty Images

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Jumadil, 5, reacts at seeing his mother Susi Rahmatia, 26, after he went missing for seven days following the earthquake and tsunami, at a shelter in Palu on Oct. 5, 2018. Susi Rahmatia thought her five-year-old son Jumadil was dead, but on Friday, a week after they were separated by Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami, they enjoyed a miraculous and emotional reunion.
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An Indonesian man walks past bodies of victims at Balaroa village following an earthquake, Oct. 6, 2018, in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The death toll from last weeks earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,500, but power had returned to parts of the city and fuel shipments have begun. Ulet Ifansasti, Getty Images

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An Indonesian man walks past bodies of victims at Balaroa village following an earthquake, Oct. 6, 2018, in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The death toll from last weeks earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than 1,500, but power had returned to parts of the city and fuel shipments have begun.
Ulet Ifansasti, Getty Images

Members of the Japanese and Indonesian military unload humanitarian aid from a Japanese aircraft at the airport in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 6, 2018. MAST IRHAM, EPA-EFE

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Members of the Japanese and Indonesian military unload humanitarian aid from a Japanese aircraft at the airport in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 6, 2018.
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A local resident navigates the ruins of Petobo in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 6, 2018. The Petobo village was totally destroyed by a landslide that was triggered by strong earthquakes. HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK, EPA-EFE

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A local resident navigates the ruins of Petobo in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 6, 2018. The Petobo village was totally destroyed by a landslide that was triggered by strong earthquakes.
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People inspect the 'Palu Empat' bridge that was destroyed during a tsunami at Talise beach in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 6, 2018. MAST IRHAM, EPA-EFE

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People inspect the 'Palu Empat' bridge that was destroyed during a tsunami at Talise beach in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 6, 2018.
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A man looks at a mosque that is isolated by water after its bridge was broken due to the massive earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Aaron Favila, AP

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A man looks at a mosque that is isolated by water after its bridge was broken due to the massive earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Aaron Favila, AP

A boy injured during the tsunami is carried by his relative at a makeshift hospital in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 4, 2018. Fauzy Chaniago, AP

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A boy injured during the tsunami is carried by his relative at a makeshift hospital in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 4, 2018.
Fauzy Chaniago, AP

Members of the Indonesian K9 police unit search for victims in Palu, in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi following the Sept. 28, earthquake and tsunami. ADEK BERRY, AFP/Getty Images

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Members of the Indonesian K9 police unit search for victims in Palu, in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi following the Sept. 28, earthquake and tsunami.
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This is the damage that followed the earthquake that devastated the area in Balaroa, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 42018. According to reports, at least 1,407 people have died as a result of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit central Sulawesi Sept. 28, that also triggered a tsunami. MAST IRHAM, EPA-EFE

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This is the damage that followed the earthquake that devastated the area in Balaroa, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 42018. According to reports, at least 1,407 people have died as a result of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit central Sulawesi Sept. 28, that also triggered a tsunami.
MAST IRHAM, EPA-EFE

A lone tree stands in the debris from structures that were wiped out after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Oct. 4, 2018. Aaron Favila, AP

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A lone tree stands in the debris from structures that were wiped out after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Oct. 4, 2018.
Aaron Favila, AP

An injured woman holds a dressing to her eye as she waits outside a hospital in Palu, Indonesia, Oct. 3, 2018. Carl Court, Getty Images

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An injured woman holds a dressing to her eye as she waits outside a hospital in Palu, Indonesia, Oct. 3, 2018.
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An Indonesian man walks on the rubble at a tsunami devastated area in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 3 2018. MAST IRHAM, EPA-EFE

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An Indonesian man walks on the rubble at a tsunami devastated area in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 3 2018.
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A man sits in the shade of a sheet of a corrugated tin surrounded by earthquake debris in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Oct. 3, 2018. Dita Alangkara, AP

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A man sits in the shade of a sheet of a corrugated tin surrounded by earthquake debris in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Oct. 3, 2018.
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A quake survivor stands among debris in Wani, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi Oct. 3, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28. JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images

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A quake survivor stands among debris in Wani, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi Oct. 3, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28.
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Earthquake survivors scuffle to get live chickens being distributed from a police truck outside a makeshift camp in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 2, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28. The Indonesian government said the death toll from a devastating earthquake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people. JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images

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Earthquake survivors scuffle to get live chickens being distributed from a police truck outside a makeshift camp in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 2, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28. The Indonesian government said the death toll from a devastating earthquake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people.
JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images

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Survivors set up a tent at a makeshift camp in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 2, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28. JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images

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Survivors set up a tent at a makeshift camp in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 2, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28.
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A man carries salvaged items through the rubble of buildings that were destroyed by an earthquake, on Oct. 02, 2018, in Palu, Indonesia. Carl Court, Getty Images

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A man carries salvaged items through the rubble of buildings that were destroyed by an earthquake, on Oct. 02, 2018, in Palu, Indonesia.
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A boy sits with items salvaged from the ruins of a family member's house in the Balaroa neighborhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Desperation was visible everywhere Tuesday among victims receiving little aid in areas heavily damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami, four days after the disaster devastated parts of Indonesia's central Sulawesi island. Dita Alangkara, AP

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A boy sits with items salvaged from the ruins of a family member's house in the Balaroa neighborhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. Desperation was visible everywhere Tuesday among victims receiving little aid in areas heavily damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami, four days after the disaster devastated parts of Indonesia's central Sulawesi island.
Dita Alangkara, AP

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A bridge sits destroyed after being hit by an earthquake and tsunami, Oct. 2, 2018, in Palu, Indonesia. Carl Court, Getty Images

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A bridge sits destroyed after being hit by an earthquake and tsunami, Oct. 2, 2018, in Palu, Indonesia.
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Debris litters a street at a tsunami affected area in Wani, Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 2 2018. According to reports, at least 1,234 people have died after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Central Sulawesi triggered a tsunami. MAST IRHAM, EPA-EFE

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Debris litters a street at a tsunami affected area in Wani, Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 2 2018. According to reports, at least 1,234 people have died after a series of powerful earthquakes hit Central Sulawesi triggered a tsunami.
MAST IRHAM, EPA-EFE

People survey the damage of a warehouse swept ashore during Friday's tsunami at a neighborhood in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2018. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck at dusk on Friday, Sept. 28, generating the tsunami said to have been as high as 20 feet in places. Tatan Syuflana, AP

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People survey the damage of a warehouse swept ashore during Friday's tsunami at a neighborhood in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2018. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck at dusk on Friday, Sept. 28, generating the tsunami said to have been as high as 20 feet in places.
Tatan Syuflana, AP

A ship rests on land after it was swept ashore during Friday's tsunami at a neighborhood in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2018. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck at dusk on Friday, Sept. 28, generating the tsunami said to have been as high as 20 feet in places. Tatan Syuflana, AP

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A ship rests on land after it was swept ashore during Friday's tsunami at a neighborhood in Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 2, 2018. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck at dusk on Friday, Sept. 28, generating the tsunami said to have been as high as 20 feet in places.
Tatan Syuflana, AP

Survivors salvage useable items from the debris of a destroyed house in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 2, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28. JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images

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Survivors salvage useable items from the debris of a destroyed house in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 2, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28.
JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images

A picture taken with drone shows a ship stranded on the shore after tsunami hit the area in Wani, Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 1, 2018. ANTARA FOTO / MUHAMMAD ADIMAJA, EPA-EFE

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A picture taken with drone shows a ship stranded on the shore after tsunami hit the area in Wani, Donggala, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Oct. 1, 2018.
ANTARA FOTO / MUHAMMAD ADIMAJA, EPA-EFE

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On Oct. 1, 2018, A man covers his nose as he walks through the rubble and debris of a building that was destroyed by a tsunami and earthquake on Sept. 28. Over 844 people have been confirmed dead after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake slammed into Indonesia's coastline on the island of Sulawesi, causing thousands of homes to collapse, along with hospitals, hotels and shopping centers. Emergency services fear that the death toll could rise into the thousands as rescue teams made contact with the nearby cities of Donggala and Mamuju, and strong aftershocks continue to rock the city. Carl Court, Getty Images

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On Oct. 1, 2018, A man covers his nose as he walks through the rubble and debris of a building that was destroyed by a tsunami and earthquake on Sept. 28. Over 844 people have been confirmed dead after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake slammed into Indonesia's coastline on the island of Sulawesi, causing thousands of homes to collapse, along with hospitals, hotels and shopping centers. Emergency services fear that the death toll could rise into the thousands as rescue teams made contact with the nearby cities of Donggala and Mamuju, and strong aftershocks continue to rock the city.
Carl Court, Getty Images

A woman walks through a devastated area in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28. Indonesian volunteers began burying bodies in a mass grave with space for more than a thousand people on Oct. 1, victims of a quake-tsunami that devastated swathes of Sulawesi and left authorities struggling to deal with the sheer scale of the disaster. ADEK BERRY, AFP/Getty Images

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A woman walks through a devastated area in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28. Indonesian volunteers began burying bodies in a mass grave with space for more than a thousand people on Oct. 1, victims of a quake-tsunami that devastated swathes of Sulawesi and left authorities struggling to deal with the sheer scale of the disaster.
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A smashed vehicle lies at the foot of a bridge that has been destroyed by a tsunami, Oct. 01, 2018 in Palu, Indonesia. Over 844 people have been confirmed dead after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake slammed into Indonesia's coastline on the island of Sulawesi, causing thousands of homes to collapse, along with hospitals, hotels and shopping centers. Carl Court, Getty Images

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A smashed vehicle lies at the foot of a bridge that has been destroyed by a tsunami, Oct. 01, 2018 in Palu, Indonesia. Over 844 people have been confirmed dead after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake slammed into Indonesia's coastline on the island of Sulawesi, causing thousands of homes to collapse, along with hospitals, hotels and shopping centers.
Carl Court, Getty Images

A survivor walks under a car struck on a building in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi Oct. 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28. JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images

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A survivor walks under a car struck on a building in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi Oct. 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28.
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A man lies on a pile of corrugated metal as others salvage useable items from debris of collapsed buildings in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28. JEWEL SAMAD, AFP/Getty Images

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A man lies on a pile of corrugated metal as others salvage useable items from debris of collapsed buildings in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Oct. 1, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on Sept. 28.
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Rescuers try to free a 15-year-old earthquake survivor, Nurul Istikhomah, from the flooded ruins of a collapsed house in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sept. 30, 2018. Istikhamah had been trapped in water for two days. Authorities said hundreds of people have died as a result of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit Central Sulawesi and triggered a tsunami on Sept. 28, 2018. ARIMACS WILANDER, EPA-EFE

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Rescuers try to free a 15-year-old earthquake survivor, Nurul Istikhomah, from the flooded ruins of a collapsed house in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sept. 30, 2018. Istikhamah had been trapped in water for two days. Authorities said hundreds of people have died as a result of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit Central Sulawesi and triggered a tsunami on Sept. 28, 2018.
ARIMACS WILANDER, EPA-EFE

People survey damage outside a shopping mall following earthquakes and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Rescuers are still trying to reach trapped victims in collapsed buildings after hundreds of people are confirmed dead in a tsunami that hit two central Indonesian cities, sweeping away buildings with massive waves. Tatan Syuflana, AP

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People survey damage outside a shopping mall following earthquakes and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. Rescuers are still trying to reach trapped victims in collapsed buildings after hundreds of people are confirmed dead in a tsunami that hit two central Indonesian cities, sweeping away buildings with massive waves.
Tatan Syuflana, AP

Family members carry the body of a relative to the compounds of a police hospital in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Sept. 30, 2018, following the Sept. 28 earthquake and tsunami. BAY ISMOYO, AFP/Getty Images

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Family members carry the body of a relative to the compounds of a police hospital in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Sept. 30, 2018, following the Sept. 28 earthquake and tsunami.
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This aerial picture shows the remains of a ten-story hotel in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Sept. 30, 2018, after it collapsed following a strong earthquake. AZWAR, AFP/Getty Images

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This aerial picture shows the remains of a ten-story hotel in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on Sept. 30, 2018, after it collapsed following a strong earthquake.
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Cars are washed up by the sea water at a tsunami devastated area in Talise beach, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sept. 30, 2018. MAST IRHAM, EPA-EFE

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Cars are washed up by the sea water at a tsunami devastated area in Talise beach, Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sept. 30, 2018.
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An Indonesian earthquake survivor gets medical treatment outside a military hospital in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sept. 29, 2018. According to reports, at least 384 people have died as a result of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit central Sulawesi and triggered a tsunami. MAST IRHAM/EPA-EFE

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An Indonesian earthquake survivor gets medical treatment outside a military hospital in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sept. 29, 2018. According to reports, at least 384 people have died as a result of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit central Sulawesi and triggered a tsunami.
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Residents make their way along a street full of debris after an earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island on Saturday. MUHAMMAD RIFKI/AFP/Getty Images

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Residents make their way along a street full of debris after an earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island on Saturday.
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A collapsed building is seen after an earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island. Rescuers scrambled to reach tsunami-hit central Indonesia and assess the damage after a strong quake brought down several buildings and sent locals fleeing their homes for higher ground OLA GONDRONK/AFP/Getty Images

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A collapsed building is seen after an earthquake and tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island. Rescuers scrambled to reach tsunami-hit central Indonesia and assess the damage after a strong quake brought down several buildings and sent locals fleeing their homes for higher ground
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A woman cries as people look at the damages after an earthquake and a tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island MUHAMMAD RIFKI/AFP/Getty Images

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A woman cries as people look at the damages after an earthquake and a tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island
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The ruin of a mosque badly damaged by earthquake and tsunami is seen in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday. The powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-meter-tall (10-foot-tall) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities. Rifki/AP

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The ruin of a mosque badly damaged by earthquake and tsunami is seen in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday. The powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-meter-tall (10-foot-tall) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities.
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Indonesian men check the body of earthquake and tsunami victim as they look for their relatives at a police hospital in Palu, Indonesia. According to reports, at least 384 people have died as a result of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit and also triggered a tsunami. MAST IRHAM/EPA-EFE

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Indonesian men check the body of earthquake and tsunami victim as they look for their relatives at a police hospital in Palu, Indonesia. According to reports, at least 384 people have died as a result of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit and also triggered a tsunami.
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A car swept away by tsunami is seen stuck under a damaged building in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-meter-tall (10-foot-tall) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities. Dede Budiyarto/AP

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A car swept away by tsunami is seen stuck under a damaged building in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. A powerful earthquake rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a 3-meter-tall (10-foot-tall) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities.
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Medical team members help patients outside a hospital after an earthquake and a tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island. MUHAMMAD RIFKI/AFP/Getty Images

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Medical team members help patients outside a hospital after an earthquake and a tsunami hit Palu, on Sulawesi island.
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Bodies of victims of the tsunami are seen in Palu, on Sulawesi island in central Indonesia. OLA GONDRONK/AFP/Getty Images

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Bodies of victims of the tsunami are seen in Palu, on Sulawesi island in central Indonesia.
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Indonesian men walk past the wreckage of a car following earthquakes and a tsunami in Palu, Indonesia, Saturday. A tsunami swept away buildings and killed large number of people on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, dumping victims caught in its relentless path across a devastated landscape that rescuers were struggling to reach Saturday, hindered by damaged roads and broken communications. Rifki/AP

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Indonesian men walk past the wreckage of a car following earthquakes and a tsunami in Palu, Indonesia, Saturday. A tsunami swept away buildings and killed large number of people on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, dumping victims caught in its relentless path across a devastated landscape that rescuers were struggling to reach Saturday, hindered by damaged roads and broken communications.
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A survivor, Tina, standing in a damaged area waits for news of her daughter Marsha and Keila as they search for victims following the earthquake on Oct. 11, 2018 in Palu, Indonesia. The death toll climbed past 2,045 and officials warn another 5,000 people remain missing and feared buried in mud and rubble.